Joseph Hagerty
Joseph "Joe" Hagerty (born April 19, 1982 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 U.S. national champion on the horizontal bar and the 2008 all-around bronze medalist. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning 2008 U.S. Olympic team.[1]
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Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 19, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | U.S. Olympic Training Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Gold Cup Gymnastics School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Vitaly Marinitch, Alex Shchennokov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A native of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Hagerty was coached by Ed Burch, owner of Gold Cup Gymnastics in Albuquerque, NM.[2] Hagerty trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In March 2011, Hagerty announced his retirement from gymnastics.
He is now currently performing as one of the Tumble Monkeys in the Festival of the Lion King at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World.
References
- 2008 U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team finalized Archived 2009-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Joseph Hagerty at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Joseph Hagerty at USA Gymnastics
- Joseph Hagerty at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
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